Adding custom fields to user records

You can add custom fields to user records in the Developer Portal.

Before you begin

You must have administrator access to the Developer Portal to complete this task.
Note: This module will only synchronize the credentials of applications created by consumers in the Developer Portal site UI. It cannot synchronize the credentials for applications created by the provider in the API Manager UI.

About this task

Any data that is added to a custom field for user records will remain in the Developer Portal database.

Procedure

  1. In the administrator dashboard, click Configuration > People > Account settings.
  2. Click the MANAGE FIELDS tab.
  3. Click Add field.
  4. Specify the type of data that your field can store by selecting the type from the Add a new field list.
  5. Enter a label for your field in the Label field.
  6. Optional: If you want to edit the machine name that is automatically created based on your label, click Edit and enter the new name.
  7. Click Save and continue.
  8. Configure any additional values for the new field then click Save field settings.
    You have added a custom field to your user record.

What to do next

You can configure the contents of your custom field depending on what type of data you specified it could store.